Esther Howard
Acting
1892-04-02 · Butte, Montana, USA
Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt. From Wikipedia.
Filmography(77)
movieCaught on the Bounce
as Aunt Tildy · 1952 · 8.0
movieAll That I Have
as Mrs. Dalton · 1951 · 6.0
movieCaged
as Grace (uncredited) · 1950 · 7.1
movieNo Man of Her Own
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited) · 1950 · 6.9
movieHellfire
as Birdie · 1949 · 6.4
movieThe Lady Gambles
as Gross Lady · 1949 · 6.1
movieThe Crooked Way
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited) · 1949 · 6.2
movieChampion
as Mrs. Kelly · 1949 · 6.7
movieHomicide
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady · 1949 · 5.7
movieJune Bride
as Mrs. Mitchell · 1948 · 7.1
movieThe Velvet Touch
as Pansy Dupont · 1948 · 6.3
movieWedlock Deadlock
as Lydia - Betty's Mother · 1947 · 7.0
movieSong of the Thin Man
as Sadie (uncredited) · 1947 · 6.8
movieBorn to Kill
as Mrs. Kraft · 1947 · 6.7
movieDick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor · 1946 · 5.5
movieA Letter for Evie
as Mrs. Edgewaters · 1946 · 6.9
movieWithout Reservations
as Sarah (uncredited) · 1946 · 6.2
movieThe Virginian
as · 1946 · 6.2
movieThe Falcon's Alibi
as Gloria Peabody · 1946 · 5.3
movieAdventure
as Woman with Mudgin in bar · 1945 · 6.4
movieDetour
as Hedy · 1945 · 7.2
movieThe Great Flamarion
as Cleo · 1945 · 6.1
movieMurder, My Sweet
as Jesse Florian · 1944 · 7.2
movieThe Big Noise
as Aunt Sophie · 1944 · 6.1